http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/6748 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/6934 Title: Natural remedies for heart diseases <br/> <br/>Authors: PD, Lokhande; SC, Jagdale; AR, Chabukswar <br/> <br/>Abstract: Heart diseases have posed a great challenge in the developing countries. Heredity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high serum cholesterol, smoking, improper diet and stressful life styles are the factors, which are responsible for heart diseases. In Ayurveda believes that heart diseases are due to the imbalance of three <i style="">doshas</i> and bringing the normal levels of these <i style="">tridoshas</i> back to normal will be major step in management of heart diseases. Ayurveda treats heart diseases at two levels; first level is the preventive one and second level deals with the treatment of heart diseases with different plants and their formulations. In the paper, some of the plants and formulations, useful in the treatment of heart diseases have been summarized. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 420-427 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/6932 Title: Centurion women and diverse knowledge systems <br/> <br/>Authors: Singh, Ranjay K; Sureja, Amish K <br/> <br/>Abstract: The present study based on anthropological participant observations has been conducted on selected centurion women of Gujarat. Forty old women (80 yrs or more) were selected to study diverse indigenous knowledge systems used to cure various human and animals ailments. Personal interview schedule with the set of open-ended questions and focus group discussion with the relatives and family members of these women were adopted as tools to record the data. The study indicates that with passage of age, indigenous knowledge systems get more strengthened and refined. They have developed specific ethnomedicinal practices based on years of experience, which are ecofriendly, with no side effects, cost effective, locally available and provide first hand remedies. In curing the diseases of human and animals, various locally available plant parts are utilized. In spite of availability of modern veterinary services, these women still follow ethnoveterinary medicines to cure their animals; similar cases exist for the healthcare of human being. Even they have developed food packages to cope up the food and nutritional security of their family especially during drought. With regards to conservation of indigenous biodiversity, domestication of local medicinal plants were found to be the mean for sustainable management of natural resources by these women. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 413-419 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/6931 Title: Traditional goat health management practices in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh <br/> <br/>Authors: Singh, Ram; Misri, Bimal <br/> <br/>Abstract: Animals are reared under two systems, viz. the sedentary and the migratory/ transhumant in Chamba district. The fodder needs of the animals are met through traditional feed resources, but the migratory system of animal rearing is totally dependent on grazing in natural grasslands. The grasslands have been infested with numerous poisonous plants, causing poisoning to animals due to heavy grazing. Some of these poisonous plants are quite fatal and are major causes of livestock mortality and morbidity as veterinary services are not adequately available to provide health cover to all the animals. The farmers have to travel long distances to get their animals treated in the veterinary dispensaries. The farmers have devised their own traditional methods of treating the animals. They possess some knowledge based ethnoveterinary practices and able to distinguish the poisonous and medicinal plants to cure diseases. The communication aims at presenting the traditional animal health management practices used by the farmers with special reference to goat health in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 373-375 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/6930 Title: Study on traditional knowledge and utility of medicinal herbs of district Buner, NWFP, Pakistan <br/> <br/>Authors: Hamayun, Muhammad; Khan, Ambara; Afzal, Sumera; Khan, Mir Ajab <br/> <br/>Abstract: Medicinal herbs are in human use for curing different ailments since thousands of years. Even in modern era, the rural population of third world countries is primarily relying on medicinal plants for healthcare. An ethnomedicinal study was carried out in order to document the indigenous knowledge of medicinal herbs in Buner. The area lies in HinduKush Mountains and exhibits diverse flora and immense potential regarding traditional knowledge of medicinal plants. The most frequently used medicinal herbs of the area include <i style="">Acorus calamus, Ajuga bracteosa, Trachyspermum ammi, Paeonia emodi, Skimmia laureola, Thymus serphylum, Valariana jatamansii </i>and<i style=""> Viola biflora</i>. These plants collected from wild and sold in the local markets for earning livelihood contribute to the socioeconomic of the area. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 407-412